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STATE v. BRUNSON

Nos. 62141-1; 62645-6.

128 Wn.2d 98 (1995)

905 P.2d 346

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. KEVIN JOE BRUNSON, Petitioner. In the Matter of the Personal Restraint Petition of KEVIN JOE BRUNSON, Petitioner. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. ERIC EUGENE WEST, Petitioner. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. CHAD R. ZACHARIASEN, Petitioner.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

November 9, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin J. Brunson, pro se; Lorraine Lee and Elaine L. Winters of Washington Appellate Defender Association; Nielsen & Acosta, by Eric J. Nielsen; and Richard R. Tassano of Washington Appellate Project, for petitioners.

Norm Maleng, Prosecuting Attorney, and Peter R. Goldman, Deputy, for respondent.

GUY, J.

Trial courts in three burglary cases instructed their juries that they may make the following inference: a person who enters or remains unlawfully in a building intends to commit a crime against people or property inside. Defendants argue the inference is unconstitutional. The court of appeals upheld the validity of the instruction, and we affirm.

FACTS

Kevin Brunson

At 3:38 A.M. on March 24, 1991, a police officer found a three...

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